samantha Flashcards

1
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a process that uses the sun to make food

A

photosynthesis

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2
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a green chemical that traps energy from the sun

A

chlorophyll

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3
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all living things obtains energy from its food through a process of..

A

cellular respiration

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4
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organisms that capture the suns energy that make their own food are called

A

producers

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5
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energy then passes from producers to…

A

consumers

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6
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when you make a food chain you put an arrow to the..

A

one who is eating

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6
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when you make a food chain you put an arrow to the..

A

one who is eating

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7
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during photosynthesis the trapped energy is used to convert ___ and___ into foods.

A

carbon dioxide gas and water

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8
Q

you can not have an ecosystem without…

A

energy

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9
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a group of organisms that are in a web

A

food web

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10
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a cycle of water that takes water through a cycle

A

water cycle

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11
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when water evaporates from the ground

A

evaporation

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12
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a process in which water that in taken in through a plant’s roots evaporates from the plant’s ,stem ,and flowers

A

transportation

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13
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a process when a gas turns into a liquid

A

condensation

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14
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increase in the temperature of earth’s atmosphere.

A

global warning

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15
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water that runs along the surface of the ground into lakes and rivers

A

run-off

16
Q

a model that shows how food energy passes from organism to organism

A

food chain

17
Q

the carnivore at the end of a food chain

A

top consumer

18
Q

a model used by ecologists to show how many organisms are at each level in a food chain

A

pyramid of numbers

19
Q

when tiny rain drops form into big rain drops in a cloud that fall on to earth.

A

presipitatoin

20
Q

a model showing how carbon is used and re-used throughout ecosystems

A

carbon cycle

21
Q

the water contained in earths crust

A

ground water

22
Q

a material that causes pollution

A

pollutants

23
Q

different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment

A

pollution

24
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pollutants in a organism through levels in a food chain

A

bioaccumulation

25
Q

living / non-living factor that controls an number of individuals in a area

A

limiting factors

26
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the gradual change in the make-up of a biological community of time

A

ecological succession

27
Q

the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time

A

carrying capacity